Support for Research, Development& Innovation

Innovation in Scotland

• Scottish Government Economic Strategy

• Public Sector - Working Together

• SE’s Innovation & Commercialisation Approach

• Support Mechanisms

Innovation Landscape

Scottish Enterprise: Key Pillars of the Innovation Policy

Commercialisation

• Clear line of Sight to the Market• Maximising the impact of Investments• Consistent SE approach

“Clear line of sight of market”

Business Innovation

• Broaden innovation beyond Science and technology• New Visible Innovation Service• Increasing the pool of “Innovative active”

“The successful exploitation of ideas for business growth”

Innovation System

• To improve the business environment for Innovation in our key industries• Clear articulation of the innovation system gaps in our key industries.• Innovation is industry specific

“building a sustainable innovation system in our key industries”

Company Building

• Increase the scale and magnitude• Joining up our resources• Build on successful high growth model• Developing new approaches for our existing large investments

“Key mechanism to deliver line of sight,Scale and £££”

SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce / Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

Pipeline for R&D Support

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce / Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

In the academic research area (i.e. basic or strategic applied) Then it is the funding councils and SHEFC

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

Pipeline for R&D Support

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce / Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

Purpose: A grant to bridge between Academic Research and Developing commercialisable IP Target Audience: Academics (HEI, RI, NHS) Funding: £70k - £500K – directly attributable costsOutput: Spin-out – licence to Scottish company

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

POC

Pipeline for R&D Support

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce / Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

Purpose: A package of support including salary, training, mentoring and networking.

Designed to enable researchers to build science and technology based businesses.

Target Audience: Academic & Industrial ResearchersFunding: in the range of £62-£75kOutput: New technology based company

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

POC

EntFellow

Pipeline for R&D Support

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce / Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

POC

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SMART: ScotlandPurpose: A grant to support feasibility or development for technological development which is new to the UK or sector Target Audience: Business Funding: Feasibility <£70k (75%) Development <£600K (35%)

Output: Exploitation Plan

Pipeline for R&D Support

SMARTScotland

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce /Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

POC

EntFellow

R&D GrantDetails to follow

R&DGrantSMART

Scotland

Pipeline for R&D Support

Pipeline of Support

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce /Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

POC

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Purpose: Venture Capital InvestmentEquity investment & co-funding opportunities Co

Invest

SMARTScotland

R&DGrant

Pipeline of Support (All)

PrototypeDevelopment

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Experimental Development

Time to Market(scales according to sector)

IndustrialResearch

ExperimentalDevelopment

Produce /Scale Up

AcademicresearchBasic Research

Pure & Orientated

Applied ResearchStrategic & Specific

Pre- Production

Production

FundingCouncils

SHEFC

POC

EntFellow

SMART

R&DGrant

CoInvest

RSA

Purpose: Investment Grant

Research & Development Grant

Key Points

• Companies of all sizes

• No upper or lower cap– Up to 35% of eligible costs for SMEs for grants under £40k;– Up to 25% of eligible costs for grants to SMEs over £40k*;– Up to 25% of eligible costs for all grants to large companies*

* Grants over £40k have a job retention requirement

• New products, processes or services– Industrial Research– Experimental Development

Eligibility Criteria

• Demonstrate strategic importance of the project to the company;

• Demonstrate that the R&D represents a significant innovation for the company;

• Demonstrate that the project will deliver commercial benefits to Scotland’s economy;

• For non-SMEs, demonstrate that the product, process or service will be able to compete in a global marketplace;

• Demonstrate how the grant will ensure long-term capacity building (for grants over £40k) or capability building (more generally for SMEs);

• For grants over £40k to SMEs and for all grants to large companies, show that the project will create and/or safeguard R&D jobs;

• Demonstrate the incentive effect of the grant.

Sectoral

Large Company R&D Grants awarded by Sector - February 2009

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10%

13%

32%5%

2%

18%2% 5%

chemical

aerospace

creative

dmet

energy

food & drink

life sciences

textiles

transport

• 61 large R&D awards in 4 years

•Over £65m grant contributions awarded

•Grants have helped to lever £472m of business expenditure on R&D

• Contact Scottish Enterprise

Speak to your Relationship Manager if you have oneOtherwise contact SE’s helpline: enquiries@scotent.co.uk / 0845 607 8787

• Further information on R&D Grants

www.scottishbusinessgrants.gov.uk

Contacts for Further Information

Innovation Support

Background

• Discretionary Support for Companies of all sizes

• Support for:Small Feasibility ProjectsMarket researchIterative developments (non R&D)Market launchInnovation culture and behaviour within a company

• Primarily Relationship managed companies but possibly some referrals generated via R&D Grant applications

• Up to £30k per project – de minimis aid

Winning through Innovation

Objectives

Addresses barriers to innovation.

Addresses lack of awareness, knowledge, understanding and skills in innovation.

Introduces the wider innovation support system and provides leads for SE for further innovation engagement.

Encourages wider innovation not just R&D but new services, business models, new approaches to business - sales, marketing. Encourages wider participation in innovation activity.

Encourages the conversion of ideas into potential products, services and process improvements - more companies innovating and companies innovating more - therefore increasing the level of R&D activity.

Key Points

• Large Scale Headline Event - Motivate and inspire - call to further action

• New Product Development Workshop – raise levels of Knowledge and understanding

• 4 sessions for ½ day at 2 week intervals / 12 – 15 delegates / Free to clients

• Advanced Company Innovation programme – Increase Skills - learn by doing.

• 15 delegates / 5 x 1 day sessions (2 week intervals) / 2 days consultancy support built in / £300 per delegate.

• The innovation toolkit

• Topic Specific workshops and events

Contacts for Assistance

• www.nowsthetimetoask.com/events

• Paul Copland, Innovation & ICT, SE – 0141 228 2976

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